Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 7, 1920, Winnipeg, Manitoba Split log drag entries fifty entries from eight municipalities have so far been made split log drag Competition held yearly under the auspices of the Manitoba Good roads nine. Arrested for bigamy the provincial police were notified yesterday that Joseph Kirk was wanted in England for bigamy. The arrest followed in a few hours and Kirk is to be taken to England to stand seven. Vot 257 today s moderately warm. Winnipeg Friday May 7, 1920 Sun rises 4.55 sets. 1.55. 23.57 sets s.15. Thirty pages 1 Mississippi does governor Russell declares he has not been approached matter German is teaching of language was abolished in Public schools during War period Jackson miss., May g Spe states that he has Given no Assurance either verbally or in writing that Mississippi will extend a Wel come to the Colony of mennonites in Manitoba who desire to move to this state that lie has not had the matter under consideration and is therefore unprepared to say what he will do matter since the announcement from Winnipeg on May 1 that the a mennonites intend to move to this state the matter has been rather freely discussed state press and the opinion seems to be somewhat general that the a simonites will not receive a cordial Welcome especially if they insist on having their own schools with German As the Only language taught. The teaching of German was abolished Public schools of Mississippi during the War. At that time the language was being taught in a few of the High schools and sentiment demanded that it be discontinued. There has been no reversal of opinion since that time and the speaking of German even in Ordinary conversation is quite sufficient in some communities to get one into serious trouble. The daily news Mississippi s leading newspaper in an editorial today discussing the subject says while Mississippi immigration we Are rather particular about the kind we get and the 3iennonit.es appear to be far from desirable. No person of set of persons is to Mississippi except on the 100 per cent. American basis. The mennonites do not seem to belong to that e Dixon s Swift current meeting is criticized labor men indignant at omission of National Anthem Swift current May a con que Rable criticism developed in con a h at dress Here by f. J. Dixon of under the auspices of the local apr political party because of the of the National Anthem at tie conclusion of the meeting Man declared to pm a x these meetings to Are All the Way and they Haven t fourteen Points Why hat is not acceptable new York May Deschanel of France has refused to permit Mac. Deschanel to accept the offered her by american milliners. The hat was made from material supplied by each of the 48 states and decorated with nine Paradise plumes each costing fourteen Why the wife of the French president could not accept the gift were cabled by the Secretary for the improvement of millinery Art in France to Ilie millinery jobbers association in ses Sion Here today. Some of the Points Are bad precedent Paris Only style Centre the United states tool advantage of Paris during War americans dangerously resourceful Paris never produced so expensive a hat As As big a Novelty As the Eiffel Tower such a gift is life carrying Coal to Newcastle America should not give away Mitial it will not America has no artistic but colossal wealth rate of Exchange gives am Erica unfair advantage Over Paris believe a Kranza is capital concentrating troops at Mexico Transfer seat of government col. Obregon appeals to the people for seeking presidency me my. Socialistic al and they Haven t Courtesy to close with the ensured the be Mcnutt f01 Whilt he Tern de Fremou Laws of politicians and profit the convicted Winni i to islet mine out of operation for 42 years wan y Pecilun Mous Liiva to up the a Arthuro Tion of ,1 l them for the comple in preliminary Survey. Over out of which pure dollars Worth of la is taken while to to Pii overcome it is expected pumps of Hydraulic Pona Kerr is " to Fly when or who was injured crashed to the july was City on a number of health but spite of his i Spie of is 1w us wants Sain and going Hope Ana weather Tuffli be seeding pretty general by monday. A at the give Irish executive All possible support British government will not con cede sinn fein demands London May a debate House of lords today concerning conditions in Ireland. Baron Birkenhead lord High Chancellor on behalf of the government said it was intended to continue the policy of giving to the Irish executive All possible assistance and support. He added that in no conceivable circumstances would government concede demands of the sinn fein and that proposal to invite the sinn fein to another Irish convention was a proposal wholly out of Contact with any Livins reality. The country would to Well and Baron Birkenhead continued that we Are faced by a body of desperate Well organized and Able men banded together to Challenge British might and to shrink from no Means calculated secure what they Call self determination and ind Epen Send ambassadors to Berlin at same time great Britain waiting until Washington ready in matter London May Cross Atlantic news service it is stated that the French government is considering sending an ambassador to Berlin near future. The allies including the United states agreed a year ago that ambassadors would be nominated and sent to Ber Lin simultaneously. Great Britain is particularly keen to do nothing matter until Washington is ready. Therefore it is certain that the Vest of the allies will follow suit. It is Likely that sir William Tyrrell chief of staff of the foreign office who accompanied Viscount Grey to Washington will be tile Choice when the time arrives Here. Downing Street has not heard officially As yet that Premier ?.lulerand will visit London shortly to Confer with Lloyd George although it is certain that the premiers will meet before the spa Congress scheduled for May 25 in order to Settle upon a common line of action towards Germany who will be represented by her Chancellor. Decisions at spa Are expected to be very important. Germany has Hopes of modifications of the peace treaty regarding repatriation that Are unlikely to be realized. France and Belgium naturally demand prior consideration but great Britain wants to know what she is going to get and when she will get it. So far nothing has been received nor Are there immediate Earp cations. North Bay advocates deepening Waterways North Bay ont., May arguments in favor of the deepening of the International Waterways to the sea will be presented Here tomorrow when the inter National Waterways commission re Sumes in this town its hearings in regard to the big question of deep ening the St. Lawrence. Following the session Here the commission will proceed to la Arcouette and the Michi Gan and Ontario Soos where sessions will be held before the commission goes further West. In hands of commission Ottawa May Case of Canada versus United states matter of distribution of Waters of the milk and St. Mary s Rivers Between Alberta and Mon Tana was completed today arid the International joint commission which is to Settle the controversy will hand Down its judgment shortly. The commission leaves Ottawa to night to open a hearing at North Bay tomorrow into the St. Lawrence navigation and Power scheme. From Xoi the Bay the commission goes to Sault Ste. Marie. Washington May by Carranza of troops at Mexico City is taken to indicate the president s determination to gather about him a Force sufficiently Strong to enable him to Transfer his seat of govern ment. The obvious purpose of such concentration it was explained would be the defence of the capital but according to military experts. Mexico City is so difficult to defend that car Ranza might be expected to employ the same tactics As he did when gained the Ascendancy in 1d14, and again set up his capital at Vera it would be Possi ble for Carranza to take with him to Vera Cruz or to some other Point the officials of the supreme court and a considerable Quantity of supplies and Money but observers asserted his position would then be no stronger than that of Villa or any other Leader conducting inde pendent operations. The possible Success of such tactics they declared depended wholly upon a Radical change in popular opinion. Organizing civilian guard mexican rebel agents Here tonight announced receipt Telegram from Mexico City saying the president of the municipality was organizing a civilian guard for the purpose of protecting the City event of its the information the. Agents said was construed by them to mean that Carranza had determined to aban Don the capital since the organization of such a Force possibly would not to undertaken without his consent and certainly not without his know ledge. Refuse to abandon presidency Mexico City May to abandon the presidency in face of the menace of re featured a manifesto issued yesterday on the occasion of the National Holiday by president Carranza. The president announced that he would fight to a finish to put Down the rebellion and that he would not turn Over the presidency to any one sex j cent a legally elected successor. He j enunciated the principle of nation of the coup d eat from mex ican politics asserting that Mexico must not to a prize for military leaders. Leaving for Vera Cruz Elpaso Texas May Carranza was scheduled to leave Mexico City for Vera Cruz some time today according to a Telegram re univ by from Nogales ariz., tonight by la Patria a Spanish language newspaper published Here. Obregon appeals to people san Antonio. Tex., May col. Alvaro Obregon in a manifesto issued state of Guerrero a copy of which reached san Antonio today called upon the mexican people to rally to the support of the against president Carranza and de Nied that he was seeking presidential Power. Judge is executed san Antonio tex., May United Mexico 25 Piedras Negros fell into the hands of revolutionists late yesterday according to reports reaching Here to Day. Minor judge Francisco Pardes was executed Centre of the City the report said. Other officials fled. Discovery a plot among Federal troops at Piedras Negros opposite Eagle pass Texas has resulted entire Garrison being disarmed by order of general Pedro Vii Asenov. To capture port. Agua Prieta Sonora mex., May g. United fall of Mazatlan an important West coast City was hourly expected by revolutionists Here today. General fiores with a rebel army is less than 50 Miles from Mazatlan and is preparing to take the City. Capture of Mazatlan would give the revolutionists control of of the leading West coast ports. Gua Ymas already has fallen. Ojinaga was the Only Point on the Sonora Chihuahua Border today controlled by Carranza. Predictions were made Here that Neuvo Leon and Tamaulipas will join the Istas. Revolutionary emissaries Are working there. Gen. Dieguez captured. Elpaso tex., May Man Uel m. Dieguez commander the Carranza forces in Northern Mexico has been captured according to unverified reports reaching Here. Would permit liquor to be shipped from Canada the Day at the capital by staff correspondent Ottawa May was divided Iii parliament today Between the tempest which general Hugh Havelock Mclean . For Queens Sunbury has raised pensions committee and the continued opposition being presented from the left of the speaker to clause 29, Section 2, of the new franchise Bill. The tempest first Case threatens to spread to the chamber opposition second bids fair to end in closure. The incident shows what a great fire a Little spark frequently Kindseth. General Mclean m _ tended or did not intend to assert that the majority of the wives and widows of private soldiers had been Domestic servants is the question has led to the retirement from the pensions committee of members with the rank of colonel one of whom is a . Arid the other a . Colonel Peck of Skeena and colonel Cooper of Vancouver believe that he said so and have left the committee in protest against the reflection and because of alleged attempts on the part of the com Mittee to camouflage it. Just what Good they can accomplish to their fellow soldiers by resigning from this important committee even if they arc right in their contentions it is difficult to ascertain. It May further be observed that the Domestic servant class of the do minion who Are very reputable and much sought after people May resent the resentment of the Soldier members while private soldiers who actually did marry members of that class May feel similarly insulted in other words they May want to know where the reflection lies in stating that the soldiers married Domestic servants. However that has nothing to do with parliament. In the meantime the strike is still on and the Soldier members Are still out. Hume Cronyn of London chairman of the committee than whom there is no fairer Man in parliament strove to bring the1 question up commons this afternoon but owing to the absence from the chamber colonel Peck unanimous consent could not be obtained. The matter will however threshed out presence of All the principals at an Early Date if the difficulty is not patched up meantime. At the present time protests Are coming in All parts and Soldier organizations Are expressing their Frank opinions of the inference to be drawn from general Mclean s remark. The Man who in these Days would attempt to define the phrase cannot carry Appeal provisions in criminal act prohibiting such action cannot be waived Robert expected to arrive in Ottawa sunday Deputy minister of Justice Newcombe so informs coun Sel for r. B. Russell continued on Page Welcome is wire Essed stipulations to British merchants i in turkish settlement party to study methods of u. S. Departmental stores new York. May g. Canadian messages of Wel come to an incoming party of Twenty British merchants aboard the liner celtic were Serit today by Secretary of Commerce Joseph w. Alexander t and the National retail dry goods i association. The merchants who will i be the guests of the association on a i six weeks tour of the United , i and come commissioned by the Brit ish Board of Trade is responsible for the drapers chamber of Trade of the United kingdom to study depart ment stores. The mayor s committee and the Trade., organizations of new York will Greet the delegation when the great liner docks tomorrow and con duct them to their hotel. Fifth ave nue will be decorated Sci the British and american colors the Occa Sion. The British merchants will be entertained Here six Days. The delegation is headed by f. W. Cook limited of Dudley Worcester Shire chairman of the drapers chamber of Trade. Independent liberals win out in election country members of National lib eral club poll solid vote London May associated press interesting reflex on political party tendencies of the moment is presented result of the election of the general committee of the National Liberal club where. A vigorous Effort was made to secure the election of Lloyd Gergo Jaiup porters. The ballot however has been a Triumph for the Independent Liberal nominees believed largely due to the solid voting of the country members. Meanwhile the constitutional club proposes to delete the words conservative and unionist from its official presumably so that the National Liberal club members who disapproved of that building s dominant and Fithian temperature May seek the shelter of the constitutional prisoner escapes refuse to offer mandate for Armenia unless demands met i Washington May i. Associated Council of the league of nations has refused to offer a mandate for Armenia to any Power unless certain requested stipulations Are embodied by the supreme coun cil turkish settlement. According to official information re 1 Cei Ved Here today the league Council i in a note supreme Council has insisted the boundaries j Menia be fixed that a free port i preferably Batum be accorded her and that Protection for the defence i of the new state before the league Council will be free to ask an Independent Power to assume mandatory Powers Over the country. The Council of the league declares that no state should be asked to As sume the financing Arr Menia. Of. Joint by the Powers. If the mandate should. Be offered to a Small Power been suggested it was said provision for an International military Force should be made in order not to inflict impossible Burden upon a country in capable of Beavins it. At the same time such an International Force it was pointed out. Would give to All the Powers an interest armenian nation. The action Council of the. League it was stated was taken previous to the decision of the supreme Council at san Reino to offer the armenian mandate to the United states. Fulfil political obligation i in rec Juestine president Wilson to fix the armenian boundaries the us i i erne Council is believed by officials to have shown a disposition to com i ply with that part of the league s suggestion concerning Armenia. The proffer mandate contrary to the league s advice is taken As indicating not so much a spirit of antagonism to the league by the supreme Council As a. Desire to fulfil a i political obligation to. The u. S. Which the league Felt incumbent upon it in i the turkish settlement. Japanese Defea freds Battle bolshevik near manchurian Frontier Tokio May fourteenth i japanese division on april j9 defeat j of four Thoua end Vicinity of Khabarovsk in Siberia i near the manchurian Frontier it was Seini official Armoun cd today. Sea a of con res Ilion Wii item Hurt hero. The old for 5 Vii Church has Donc services and has outlived its use funeral of victim of Weil tragedy at Cypress River Cypress River Man., May funeral of j. S. Anderson the Young Farmer who was accidentally drowned Well on his farm last sunday was held this afternoon. Aftera Short service at the House the remains were taken to the Bru icelandic Church where the Rev. F. Halgrimson preached the funeral Sermon. Interment took place cemetery at the Church. About fifty conveyances Mado up the cortege. . Head recuperating Victoria ., May h. Mcleod Vico pres Clent of the Cana Dian National railways is still Here recuperating from a slight operation which he underwent this week. He is now said to be rapidly recovering. Ottawa May -.6. In debate on the estimates House to night William Duff questioned the minister of Marine regarding a newspaper despatch to the effect that the Federal government was Coop rating with Ontario in placing Swift motor cruisers on the Detroit River to prevent the shipment of liquor from Canada to the. States. If we were to have prohibition in Canada or. Duff thought it. Would better to leave All avenues of escape open and allow liquor to be shipped out freely. He asked if the minister had taken this step. Or. Ballantyne replied that the department had taken no action. A vote of for meter Logi Cal departments was passed. An in crease of expense was attributed partly to the ment department in Winnipeg for the Western provinces. In Man leave for West. Toronto May special cars left this City tonight carrying Dele Gates from Ontario to the fifth an i Nual meeting of the general Council of the women s missionary society of the presbyterian Church in Canada which will open in Calgary next tuesday and continue fou four Days j one matter to come before the convention is the proposed federation of women s missionary boards. Calgary historic pageant. Calgary alta., May his Torr Cal pageant to be held Here wednes Day next in connection with the Hud son s Bay anniversary will be nearly five mile s Long according to present estimates. There Are about planned with Many other features. Datig Erous character escapes. From Brandon Asylum Brandon .Man., May g. As yet no Trace of Bill Mcdonald the Pris Oner who made his escape from the Hospital for the insane Here Heen found. Mcdonald is reported to be a dangerous Man to have at Large and All the police officers in. The province have been warned to look out for him. It is stated now that when lie escaped Chis morning he must have had a fall bout 25 feet. The makeshift rope from his bedclothes was not sufficient to the weight of his Iso pounds and the spot directly under his win Dow shows that he must have had a fall. On. Account of being regarded As a dangerous Man he had been locked up top Storey and Only room that had a of Isrell window. Mcdonald who was an escaped convict from a Saskatchewan jail was captured last fail after an exciting Chase at Minnedosa. He was. Found guilty of horse and Grain stealing. Wheat Selling at per Bushel in St. Louis St. Louis. To. May wheat sold above s3 in St. Louis today for the first time since the government took Over control of wheat summer of 1917. Red Winter wheat no. 2, sold on the Cash merchants Exchange at s3.02 a Bushel. The new High Price was said to be due to a Strong demand for Export in a Market containing but Little Grain because of the yardman s strike. Only about 25.000 bushels of heat of All kinds arrived Here today it was said. Springfield liberate to Hazel Ridge Man. Convention of the supporters of the Ris government in this District is to be held Public on. May 20, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the Springfield constituency . Next selection. A despatch received in London april 27 said that a russian firm in Tien Tsin China had received a cablegram announcing the annihilation . Japanese division Cha Barovsky District. The despatch added that no official statement concerning the incident could be obtained. Aggressive actions by the Borshc Viki at Khabarovsk and Vladivostok were Given by command As the cause of the seizure of Vladivostok Early in april toy japanese forces. Sell acres of. Lands to sex soldiers Ottawa May the whole of the acres of Indian Reserve lands acquired toy the sol Dier settlement Board has been sold to solder settlers. Thero Are How Ever in some of the reserves a few farms to be disposed of. The government paid the indians to s20 an acre for the land and the Soldier settlement of Eirrie disposed of it at Cost. In the Case of Bobtail Reserve , the Purchase Price was the Board blocked it. Off into. Farm units and appraised each unit according to its comparative value the a aggregate Selling Price being 55g.6-1, being 52.g4 in excess of the amount paid the indians for the whole Reserve or eight cents More per farm. That the provision criminal code prohibiting the Case of r. B. Hussell strike Leader convicted of seditious conspiracy from being taken to the privy Council cannot be waived is the effect of state ments in a letter from b. I. New Deputy minister of Justice which has been received by w. H. Truer an . Or. Trueman is informed that if the prisoner applies for executive clemency the application will be carefully considered. The letter is in reply to a communication from or. Trueman ask ing that technical objections to the Case being considered on its merits be set aside in View of the import Ance of the Case and the Tranquilin ing effect that would be produced by a Deci Sion by the privy Council one Way or the other. Or. Trueman intends to make personal application to the judicial committee of the privy Council for leave to Appeal. For this purpose lie will leave Winnipeg for London on May is and will sail from new York on the Mauretania May 22. Jas. Law Secretary of the defence committee yesterday received a let Ter from the department of Justice acknowledging receipt of the Russell Resolution passed Iby the convention held recently. The letter stated that the matter would get the attention of the department. Or. Law stated that the minister of Justice and the attorney general of Manitoba had been simply bombarded with copies of resolutions from All Over the country demanding that assistance be Given in gettir.6 the Case taken up by the i Ivy coun cil. In some of the resolutions it was claimed the prohibitory provi Sion code was unconstitutional. For some time representatives of the committee have teen in great Britain placing the Case for an a peal to the privy Council before la Bor organizations. He stated that latest advices showed that the sym Pathy and support of the working classes had been secured. A Cable Gram received yesterday afternoon stated that the Outlook is promis the one of the letters re by or Law declares that the Canadian government is endeavouring to Stop the Appeal. He also accuses Mcvety of Vancouver of circulating a report . Old country that the representatives of the defence com for the Pur pose of calling a sympathetic strike. The writer or. Mcvety has been misinformed of course he will apologize. If it is a fabrication it would of course be much to expect an apology. By the Way is the gentleman a member of the Vancouver one. Thousand correspondence with government. Is the correspondence Between or. Trueman and the Deputy minister of Justice from or. Trueman i have been instructed by the defence committee of or. Russell s inter ests in this matter to make application to. The judicial committee of the privy Council at As Early a Date As. Possi ble for leave to Appeal from the judgment of. The court peal of this province which affirmed his conviction. I have written to or. Andrews icc., pointing out that Section 1025. Of the criminal Codo prohibits the application but also observing that there is a question As to whether or not the Section is upon the King in Council and asking him to consider whether i the objection should Roe raised Crown on the hearing of the application. He had advised me that he will take the matter up with your self during his expected visit to Ottawa. I would like to draw your Atten Tion to considerations which % Ery Likely will have occurred to him and which he will no doubt have mentioned to you. The Case raised a great Many issues of the utmost importance not Only to Landor but to the Public. There was involved tha question of the legality sym pathetic the right of la Bor to form an Industrial organization known As the one big question As to whether speeches and resolutions made at certain Public meetings in Winnipeg were seditious or not and the further question As continued on Page five contract to Canadian shipbuilders port. Arthur ont., May Lake Superior loader company of Duluth has awarded a contract for the manufacture of Twenty Armstrong shovels to the. Port Arthur ship building company. It is the intention of the american company to organize a subsidiary company in port Arthur to. Handle the company s product for Canada and the British dominions. Very. Piece of material going into the manufacture of the shovel will be made in Canada. May 6. A special to the citizen from Asheville n.c., dated today says accompanied by a number of officials of the Canadian Pacific railway and travelling in private car Canadian Pacific no. 100, sir Robert Laird Borden Premier of Canada and lady Borden i left Here this afternoon at 4.50 o clock Eastern Lime for Ottawa. They have been spending three at Grove inn coming Here after arriving in this country from England where sir Robert had gone with admit al jul Hoe. When seen at the station Here this afternoon. Sir. Robert slated that lie i is very Best of health and Hopes to be Able to plunge directly into the work As soon As he arrives at the Canadian capital. _ he will pass through Washington and new York and probably arrive in Ottawa on sunday although this of course will have to be governed by the connections made on the various roads Over which he travels. Several Asheville officials were at the station to bid the Canadian Premier Farewell and they urged him to come bad to Asheville again. It fails 1 satisfy opposition enfranchisement of women of alien birth debated in commons budget wednesday estimates of Marine depart ment under Are at even ing session of House question . Support Given Irish Republic Ottawa spent a May g. The hous couple or hours the franchise Bill the this afternoon no Fui ther clauses were passed to turned of. Enfranchise ment of women of _ by marriage under the to British rub women were not riven the vote tin government Brong it Down an Amend ment to meet their Case but it Wati criticized this afternoon As Bein in Surri Cint. Euler. X Horatio Bottomley asks if British commons aware of appeals 3j of Noui Waterloo who first raised the ques Tion House declared that tin by government was trying to re Onciu .-i1 irreconcilable things and moved that the whole subsection in Tion be struck from the Bill. There was protest from oppose. Tion members Ajr inst the wife of i iritis h subject being required to before a judge to get certificates 31 naturalization of the British subject carries with it naturalization of the declared Lucien Cannon. Or Dorchester. You cannot the husband of one wife of another nationality and children third Why should British j London. May subject of the j ked f. J. Johnston of last a support Given to the Irish Republic by some persons . Came up House of commons today. Horatio Bottomley asked whether the government was aware that appeals for Aid Sale of Bonds addressed by de president of the Irish Republic were appearing in american newspapers and were sup ported by the governors of various states and that whether great Britain proposed to make representations on the. Matter to president Wilson. Or. Bonar Law replying be Tain be required to travel Manj Miles to secure a certificate to . Hugh Guthria -3 replied that the government was will. In to consider suggested changes language of the amendment. The amendment was still under discussion when the committee Roee. J Marine estimates considered evening the House in Supply on the Marine estimates. Toh he was discussion on the Sale .6 ii ice breaker. D. To half of the government said it was understood that such appeals were still appearing in certain american papers but he was not in a position to say whether they were supported by any governor. Great Britain he added was not prepared to make any representations. Or. Bottomly asked whether or. Law had seen the announcement that already had been subscribed to this fund triumphant processions had gone through fee principal streets United states in Celebration of the event and that Valera had been entertained by state governors. He asked if or. Bonar Law did not consider that in International Law this amounted to Russia. William Duff of Lunen mrs declared he understood from a reliable source that Vickers limited who con traded to Supply the vessel to the i Anadi Aii government for a million h dollars. It to Russia for a Mil al lion a in Hundred thousand this be Troj ing Gross negligence on the part of Yaj the present Rai Nister s i Hon. C. C. Ballantyne minister of Marine and fisheries replied Tufit fir.-. The vessel was sold through the Bric ish government. He failed to key Coj where the Vickers Camri into Thea v transaction. Later. Or. Ballantyne intimated that substantial increases in Soitry would be granted to Lighthouse keep ers under the re classification sched 3 ulc. Increases under the re classification would likewise be granted to men employed on government an unfriendly act and whether latter Corn instructions to wifi be Given to the rented . Duff British ambassador. Wage dispute settled Manchester Cotton operatives granted increase Manchester eng., May dispute Cotton Trade which involved operatives has been settled. The operatives have been were the poorest paid in Canada. The Bouse adjourned at 11 . It Iff. Expected that sir Henry Dray ton minister of finance will bring Down his budget on wednesday. The definite Date however has not yet been decided upon. Announcement House will or Balmy be made to Morrow. Franchise debate resumed Jacques Bureau three Rivers resumed the. Debate on the franchise Bill House of commons this afternoon. 3ie contended that if Church loses total of 57 clergymen last year the Cotton employees had Given notice that they would quit work on saturday next unless their demands j were conceded. The question has been the subject of prolonged conferences Between the minister of labor and the employers and employees organizations. Reveal Campaign to secure participation certificates Calgary alta., May a systematic Campaign was conducted during the Winter to relieve Farmers of the participation certificates for Small sums and that a Large number of these were sold for from . To live cents a Bushel was revealed to night by prominent men in in touch with the situation. These receipts were re sold in some cases for Twenty cents. Banners antagonistic to the e wheat Board for Eigners who knew no better or farm ers drought area who needed Money were those who most readily disposed of their certificates. The reputable Grain firms refused to indulge in this Campaign. It is estimated that More than five per cent of the Farmers in this District sold at lowest prices while Many More sold at prices ranging up to 20 and 25 cents. Sailors and Dock hands of _ _ _ n 10 go on women who Are More sensitive to the abuses of orders in Council and other ways of conducting j said adding if the government wants to do anything let them Cut out the females franchise altogether and not Lucien Cannan also argued that a wife . British subject was herself a. British subject under the naturalization act. It was arbitrary and unfair to compel her to go court for a certificate before granting her the franchise which was hers by right the same As it belonged to her husband. The or. Cannan. Went on is this Are we once and for All going to Lay Down the Rule that this country is going to make contracts with people and then not respect Are to bring people the City tyls country under false pretences and turn our naturalization certificates into scraps of paper in any politically Weil Organ Ziti country you cannot have the husband of one nationality the wife of another nationality and the children Tel no l or. Cannon asked that the graph disqualifying wives and Ren of. Enemy aliens except judge s certificate be struck out Aitor Gether and that paragraph introduced providing that forthe purpose vote. Canadian ship was bestowed on alien birth who had resided in this c Tun try As Good citizens for a number or years and who were disqualified Only because they had not technically become naturalized before the careless past h. H. Stevens Vancouver said Tufit if naturalization was granted to men of alien birth Ivhon had resided in Canada for a number of years. This wives of Obeso men upon Canada also be to Auto crashes. Through Bridge four Ivien Hurt St. Paul. .imir.ii., May. Men were seriously injured today when their automobile broke off a Telegraph pole crashed through a Bridge railing and dropped 25 feet narrowly missing. A passenger train speeding below. The occupants were cattlemen from South St. Paul. All were rushed to the City Hospital. The Accident occurred .011 the. South Rob Ert Street Bridge Over the Ern tracks. the. Last Church year Canadian methodism lost a total of is preachers from the Active to resignation and 50 by superannuation. Iri the same year there were Only 24 Young men received As candidates for the ministry. That Means a net loss to the. Church of 57 clergymen. Seeding is Well Swift current sask., May lowing a spell of wet weather past five Days have been Bright and warm and As. A result seeding is general All through the. District. Some Farmers South country report their seeding operations completed. The land generally is in excellent shape and every Confidence is expressed season s prospects. Ocean of steamers. Steamer. At. From. St. John . Portland list icon _ Steamer. From. A or. Montreal Montreal Vancouver ., May and Dock hands of British Columbia coast and deep sea ships will go on i strike on Friday morning to enforce j better conditions and recognition j their Union in negotiations according j vote. These women might not Haye to an announcement by Union officials i the qualifications their today. And might not be fitted to exe Ciao the walkout affects such deep Seal the franchise. Or. Stevens expressed vessels As the Canadian government the opinion that cd Nafla had Orjen Ai merchant Marine freighters. The i together careless in granting the men declare the government Marine j franchise to persons who were not has been unfair for some time be tue l to exercise in. And that rest adv cause it has refused to pay the wages j tons i certain cases were advisable. Demanded. Did not want. Any action James Mcgowan superintendent. Would tend to keep open Engineer for the Canadian j wounds War. But the fact ref a railway stated that. The. Oil. Burning j Maine that there were designing per ships would continue at work the Oil Sonh of enemy who were quite ers being Well satisfied with their ready to use their influence to , agreement. Up rouble in this such j sons should be depict the i Levi Thomson tha Rollon los Hie weather report i thought if the solicitor general real a issued from the St. John s meteor-1 wanted to give the franchise All British subjects he would have to change the amendment. The naturalization act quire to have a full either the French or the English Guage and in Western Canada titular by there were Many who co i d. Be called British subjects and unable to qualify upon . Question. Euler criticises amendment d. Suler North a Veax Jikky Rel Ort. O orc i Vantory at 7 . Yesterday. Temperature i a maximum Tor preceding hours. Minimum. 43.0 barometer 30.25 Southeast wind at 3 Miles per hour. Clear. Barometer Hij Fli throughout the Dominion and is every where Fine and moderately warm. Mini mum and maximum . Is so Prince Rupert 42, is Victoria 06 Vancouver 40. Go 3s, 78 Cal sary 30, go . ?.0, is 34, s3 Medicine hat 34. .72 38. 74 Parry sound 32, so London. 3-.r7 Toronto. 37, go Kinest on. 28, Ottawa 36, 70 Montreal a c6 Quebec. 32, 66 St. John 38, 50 Halifax 30. 4s., Gondi Nudd on Paze ;